Bonar Bain

Bonar Stewart Bain (February 4, 1923 – February 18, 2005) was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain.

Bonar Bain
Born(1923-02-04)February 4, 1923
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
DiedFebruary 18, 2005(2005-02-18) (aged 82)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
SpouseVella Bain (died 2011)
ChildrenGregg Bain (died 2022)

Randall Bain (died 2020)

Brett Bain
RelativesConrad Bain

Life and career

Bain once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in an episode of SCTV, as well as appearing on two of his brother's television series: as Arthur Harmon (Conrad Bain)'s twin brother, the libidinous, larcenous Arnold, on Maude, and, in drag, as Anna Van Drummond, on Diff'rent Strokes.

Death

He died of cancer in Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 2005, at the age of 82.[1] He was survived by his wife Vella, who died in January 2011, at the age of 85.[2]

Bain figures in the lyrics to "Bober," a song from the Mike Keneally Band's 2004 album Dog. Keneally sings that his dog, Bober, was "half-named after Conrad Bain's brother."[3]

Filmography
  • Draw! as Poker Player (1984)
  • Diff'rent Strokes as Anna Van Drummond (1983)
  • Running Brave as University Professor (1983)
  • SCTV Network as Hank Bain (in "Zontar") (1981)
  • Powder Heads as Dispatcher (1980)
  • Maude as Arnold Harmon (in "Vivian's Surprise") (1977)

References
  1. "Bonar Bain Obituary". Edmonton Journal. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. "Vella Bain". Edmonton Journal. Legacy.com. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. "Discography: Dog". Mike Keneally. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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